Third Contact (2013)

hyped garbage

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Simon Horrocks takes us on a voyage of fictional assumptions that force us to question reality and leave the audience never able to see the world the same again. The sci-fi world has been given a great gift with this film that unfolds like an origami puzzle, leaving the genre and serious film puffs craving more - Bravo

Definitely not Sci-Fi. And nor Thriller. Mystery something, yes it is. It is the mystery of the inner world of those suffering from depression. I met such people closely. I am convinced that they have a terrible life. Therefore many kill themselves. Living with them is not easy. They know very well how to make your life a hell. This is what I think that this movie is trying to express. The actors do their best. However, not easy to live that and put it into picture. I would had wrote more if I would had participated in the film as an actor. But Simon Horrocks just asked me to help him with money, believing that I am a rich producer. Which is not true, not at all.

My path through time is mercilessly fixed. I cannot change course to escape the memory of the pain I have caused, the chances I have missed, the regrets that are directly behind me. I cannot bring back what – or who – has been lost. I cannot linger interminably in the sweetest of moments. But sometimes, how I wish that I could.This is the longing explored by Third Contact, the new film by Si Horrocks. Yes, it was made on a shoestring budget, but this film needs no special pleading. Photographed beautifully in black and white, and with a thoughtful, un-showy yet emotional performance by Tim Scott-Walker, this film will challenge you, and it will richly reward your attention.It's been two weeks since I've watched the film, and it has crossed my mind daily. I would say the lingering impression is not of a psychological thriller or a philosophical treatise (though those aspects are certainly present), but of a poem. The human note Third Contact strikes is clear and true. I found it a melancholy film to watch, but what was left for me afterward was like the photo negative of that: a powerful impression of beauty and happiness in small moments, and unexpectedly but wonderfully, a profound affirmation.

One of the most remarkable films I have ever seen. Disturbing? Yes. I can see why there is a question and answer session with it. Brilliant? Yes. And it does leave one with many questions. It is totally unique. I came away with seeing it as the total breakdown of the main character. The "remarkable" man who is doing something to Erica and facing David near the end David himself? trying to cope with his profession and entering the minds of others literally and otherwise after his loss. David is "alive" at the end (back to the beginning) still in his torment. Which begs the question "Was it all a psychotic episode?" brought on by the incredible amount of alcohol and drugs taken by him? No police investigation into the "deaths" which would or could have been done theoretically and a lot of other questions. How much is real or surreal and how much of what actually happened did happen is up to viewer interpretation. Amazing and I would have to see it more than once and pause it several times to begin to figure that out but it works seen once to be incredibly intriguing and worth celebrating as a masterpiece.